McConnell backs Garland for attorney general
By Zack Budryk - 02/23/21 04:16 PM EST Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told Politico Tuesday he will back Merrick Garland’s nomination for attorney general.
Asked by the publication whether he supported Garland’s nomination, the minority leader replied “I do.†However, the outlet reported that the senator did not elaborate further on his reasoning for the decision.
McConnell blocked Garland as a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia following his death during the Obama administration, saying he would not allow consideration of a justice in an election year while the Senate and White House were held by opposite parties. Neil Gorsuch, then-President Trump’s nominee for the seat, was confirmed in 2017.
McConnell has called blocking Garland from the court the "most consequential thing I’ve ever done.â€
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